Hollywood is back in Wareham as the Mill Pond Diner has been transformed into a movie set with cranes and huge floodlights. This time, crews are filming scenes from the upcoming "Ted 2" starring Mark Wahlberg and a foul-mouthed teddy bear.

Hoping to get a glimpse of the star, crowds started to gather early Wednesday as film crews were setting up.

"At 6:30 a.m., cars were already here when I drove by," said Courtney Skelly, who lives a half-mile from the diner.

Wareham resident Tammy Marot, who arrived at the diner at 8:15 a.m., said she and five others got to see Wahlberg entering the diner. "He came in and out a couple of times," said Marot.

As the day progressed, so did the crowds. By 11:30 a.m., more than 80 onlookers were lined up outside the diner property line hoping to get a glimpse of the star.

Joan Marchand of Wareham, who had been waiting for more than two hours, said she got to see Wahlberg twice. "He was wearing a gray T-shirt and baseball cap," Marchand said.

Wahlberg was nowhere in sight as scenes were being filmed inside the diner. Several times crews had to quiet the crowd. At one point, a film crew member came out and said, "The foley (person in charge of sound) can hear talking from outside, so when you watch the movie, you're going to be saying, 'Oh my God! I can hear myself!'" — which drew laughter from the crowd.

While Wahlberg was busy shooting scenes inside, Henry "Nacho" Laun, a member of Wahlberg's real-life entourage and a star on the A&E reality TV show "The Wahlburgers," was sighted coming in and out of the diner. The sighting prompted several onlookers to scream out "Nacho!" Filming broke for lunch shortly after noon, and people were hoping to see Wahlberg, only to have their hopes dashed by caterers bringing in lunch.

It was also a busy day for Wareham police directing traffic on Cranberry Highway and around the diner starting at 6 a.m. Drivers were slowing down and rubbernecking to get a look at the set.

"They started filming at 9 a.m., and that's when people driving by were starting to slow down and take a look," said Sgt. John Gerard, as he was directing traffic away from an area they were shooting.

Filming will continue today and possibly Friday at Mill Pond Diner.

"Ted 2" is the third Hollywood movie to film in Wareham recently. "Grown Ups," starring Adam Sandler, and "The Way Way Back," starring Steve Carrell, were filmed, in part, at Water Wizz.